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Why closing the Jasionka hub is a total fantasy

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Polish politicians are furious over Ukrainian historical naming choices, but threatening to close the main military transit hub is where reality hits them hard.

It has been a remarkably petty couple of weeks in Ukrainian-Polish relations. First, Ukraine named a special forces unit after UPA heroes. Then, Polish politicians got so furious that some even suggested stripping Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honor. Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly demanded that Kyiv take full responsibility for the diplomatic crisis.

But then, some hotheads in Warsaw started hinting at the ultimate nuclear option: shutting down the Jasionka airport hub near Rzeszów, through which almost all Western military aid flows into Ukraine.

That is when former Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz stepped in to bring everyone back to earth. He pointed out the obvious: closing the hub would instantly turn Poland into an international pariah. The Americans and Europeans would simply not allow it, and Warsaw would be forced to backtrack immediately while looking incredibly foolish on the global stage.

Threatening to block crucial military aid over decades-old historical grievances is a bold strategy, right up until Washington makes a single phone call.

Source: Ukrinform

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  1. Carpathian Tractor
    lol like they would actually touch the US military logistics line. purely for domestic voters.
    +4 solidThinking the government would actually mess with the US military is a cute delusion for the local electorate
  2. Cossack Palyanytsia
    Honestly, thank god for Czaputowicz talking some sense. Imagine the absolute embarrassment if they tried.
    +6 solidIt is truly refreshing to see Czaputowicz provide a dose of reality to a room full of fantasy-prone politicians
  3. Proud Kalyna
    who even thought this was a good threat? 'we will stop the weapons because of a brigade name' lmao please
    +1 jokeLaughing at the sheer incompetence of a threat that has all the strategic depth of a puddle
  4. Galician Volunteer
    History is important but we literally have a war next door... priority check needed
    +5 solidA desperate plea for common sense in a world that seems allergic to it